Our defender, Bassam Al Rawi, expressed his deep disappointment in a post-match TV interview on Al Kass channels following today’s match versus Al Rayyan, where the match ended in a goalless draw despite having a numerical advantage in the top match of Round 13 of the Ooredoo Stars League.

Bassam Al Rawi stated: Today, Al Rayyan were a strong opponent, and they showed a different performance after they changed the head coach, which gave them a boost and made them more organized. Unfortunately, we did not benefit from the numerical advantage after the expulsion of Al Rayyan player Abdulaziz Hatem.

Al Rawi concluded his statement by saying: We thank Allah for the point today. It’s definitely better than nothing. Of course, the gap between us and Al Gharafa and Al Sadd has narrowed due to our failure to take advantage of the opportunities we had today against Al Rayyan.